One-Half Also Believe Russia is a Nuclear Threat That Aids Terror

Utica, NY (PRWEB) March 06, 2012

While the Cold War may have been thought to be over years ago, majorities of US voters still hold negative views and harbor fears about Russia, a new IBOPE Zogby survey finds.
The IBOPE Zogby interactive survey was conducted from March 2-5. The Russian national election was held on March 4, while the poll was in the field.
Results of the poll include:

Six in ten have an unfavorable opinion of Russia (61%)

Three quarters (75%) do not think Russia is a trusted ally of the US

Three quarters (75%) have an unfavorable opinion of Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin

84% are not confident in the legitimacy of the Russian election process

52% believe Russia is a nuclear threat to the US, with 14% saying Russia is a major threat and 38% saying it is somewhat of a threat

48% believe Russia secretly aids terrorist threats to the US

58% believe Putin’s re-election as President will have an negative impact on US relations

57% disagree with assertions made by Putin “that the US and other western powers conspire to hold Russia back through aiding opposition groups within his country and by supporting former Soviet Union countries financially and militarily.”

64% agree Russia is a “top world power”

49% do not agree that Russia should become a member of NATO

59% agree the US does enough to maintain a positive relationship with Russia

51% agree that they thought “following the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia would be a complete democracy and a greater ally to the US by this point.”

IBOPE Zogby International conducted an online survey of 1,985 likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 percentage points. A sampling of IBOPE Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the U.S., was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender and education to more accurately reflect the population.

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